Wisconsin Mine
Wisconsin Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Wisconsin Mine is situated nearby to Empire Mine State Historic Park, as well as near the hamlet Boston Ravine.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Star Mine and Powerhouse and Empire Mine State Historic Park.
North Star Mine and Powerhouse
Quarry
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.
The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 3,300 feet west of Wisconsin Mine.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
Grass Valley Public Library
Library
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 2 miles north of Wisconsin Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston Ravine and Union Hill.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level.
Union Hill
Hamlet
Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi from Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,700 ft above sea level. Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851. Union Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Wisconsin Mine.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Wisconsin Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.18962° or 39° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
-121.06662° or 121° 3′ 60″ westElevation
2,303 feet (702 metres)Open location code
84FW5WQM+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 369172427OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Wisconsin Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wisconsin Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Wisconsin Mine”
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